FirePro W5000 vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Quadro 4000M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5000 stacks up against Quadro 4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 4000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and Quadro 4000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 350 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro 4000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Pitcairn Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 336
Core clock speed 825 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 26.60
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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